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FZUS63 KDTX 121355
GLFLH
OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE HURON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
955 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OFF SHORE ON LAKE HURON
WAVES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT - THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM. OCCASIONAL WAVE HEIGHT IS THE AVERAGE OF
THE HIGHEST 1/10 OF THE WAVE SPECTRUM.
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE, 30.00 INCHES, WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD
TOWARDS THE EAST COAST TODAY. LOW PRESSURE, 29.30 INCHES, LIFTING
OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO THEN DRAGS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GREAT LAKES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.
LHZ361>363-122200-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND
5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF
SHORE-
955 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS VEERING TO THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FEET EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND
8 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOT GALES. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FEET LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET LATE IN
THE EVENING. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 12 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. WAVES 8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 15 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS . WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
LHZ462>464-122200-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
955 AM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
REST OF TODAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET.
MONDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
THE EVENING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 8 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS . WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 3 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. WAVES OCCASIONALLY AROUND 10 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS VEERING TO THE
NORTHEAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
LHZ461-122200-
MAFOR 1215/
HURON NORTH 12420 11510 14710 11710. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
HURON SOUTH 12410 11400 11600 11810 12800 11700. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TODAY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
MANN
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